Grain of Rice Bugs on Dog

My dog has these little bugs on her belly...they don't jump and they don't look like any of the pictures I've seen on fleas. They look like a grain of rice in size, are brown & black, are impossible to squish unless you use your fingernails, and they don't burrow...they just scurry really fast into thicker hair. We've tried to bathe her in flea shampoo, we've tried to douse her in flea and tick repellant; however, nothing is working/killing these things AND you can only use them once a week. PLEASE HELP! This has been going on a few weeks now, so my other question is how do I get them completely off her and out of my house?

[peekawho]

They are fleas, whether you see them jump or not.

If you are having this much trouble with them, see your vet for some professional help.  It sounds to me like she is being constantly reinfested, and the products you are using might not be as effective as those the vet could give you.

As for your house--here's how I solved a horrible infestation when we moved into a house that was completely overrun with fleas (I recognize that other people may have different ways..this is just what I did, personally, and it worked well. I didn't want repeat problems)

First, vacuum ALL surfaces THOROUGHLY.  Even couches, rugs, under beds, vacuum your mattresses, move area rugs and vacuum under them.   Throw the bag away in the outside garbage can immediately.  Wash all bedding in hot water.

You'll have to have your pet gone for part of the day, so this would be a good day to either go to the vet for a professional flea dip, or groomer, or whatever you are going to do about the dog's infestation.  

Spray all surfaces like your mattress, couch, chairs, under the bed, everywhere you can think that fleas might hide.

Set off a few flea bombs (as many as the bombs say you need to cover your square footage).  Leave the house while this is going on.  When you return, immediately open up the house and air for a while.

I personally would vacuum again.

Bring the dog back from the vet or the groomer.

VACUUM EVERY DAY with a good vacuum for the next few weeks.  I can't stress enough the importance of something as simple as vacuuming.  It's important to physically remove as many fleas as possible, as often as possible (some will survive your chemical warfare, and will multiply very, very rapidly--so vacuum them up every day.  Change the bag frequently.  

I personally repeated the bombing 2 weeks after the first time, and had all the dogs redipped at about that time (or at the earliest safe, recommended time).

We had no more fleas after that.  We did not have to treat the yard, though I'm sure it was infested too...we just never got any fleas after that.  The house was so badly infested when we moved in, that the minute you entered the house, your legs were BLACK with the fleas jumping and crawling.  It was disgusting.  The house had been empty for a month, and those suckers were HUNGRY.  

That's how I got rid of them.  Some people would object to the chemicals, but with 4 dogs at the time, we HAD to get the problem under control pronto.